Web Protection Just because you're on an Android device doesn't mean you're less likely to encountering a phishing site. To protect against those threats, which are usually spread through social media or SMS links, McAfee includes a web protection option.

According to the app it only supports the default Android browser. This is a major shortfall, since Chrome is enormously popular and also standard on Nexus devices. Most other mobile security apps generally support at least two browsers.

In my testing, I found there wasn't a demonstrable impact on browsing experience when the web protection was activated. Users might experience some major impact on their browsing experience when using the default browser, however.

Nearly Great In many ways, McAfee gets it right. It has a near perfect malware detection score and includes powerful anti-theft tools, covering you from the two biggest mobile threats. Its slew of supporting security features is really impressive, particularly its backup options, app locking abilities, and support for multiple profiles. It has all the makings of a pricey, but worthy Editors' Choice.

But the problem with McAfee's features is that they feel very piecemeal. The app, while pleasantly designed, fragments the tools making it difficult to find some features. More importantly, some of those features aren't up to par with the competition—particularly the anti-theft tools and specifically the app's lockscreen. If this were a free product, some of these issues would be forgivable, but remember: this costs nearly four times as Bitdefender, our current Editors' Choice for paid mobile security software.

McAfee brings a lot to bear with the third iteration of their mobile security suite. Now they need to refine the apps' tools so that they work perfectly, and integrate and refine the apps' design so that users can easily find and use those tools. With that in mind, I expect great things from the next update.

Max Eddy is a Junior Software Analyst investigating the latest and greatest apps for Android. Paranoid by nature, he's also keeping an eye on emerging threats and countermeasures at SecurityWatch with Neil Rubenking and Fahmida...

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